The New Zealand singer/songwriter's third effort eschews the last-call darkness of 2017's Party for something a bit sunnier, though no less peculiar.
A strong version that gets the mystical calm at the heart of Berlioz's religious work for secularists.
Strong, unusual performances of Mozart's last two symphonies, influenced by Manze's historical-performance background.
The Beninese vocalist pays tribute to a prime influence by reading the great salsa star's music through the lens of African musical tradition.
A more polished, modern sound doesn't dim the warmth and joy that radiate from Isabel Fernández Reviriego's voice and songs.
Triumphant live album from her landmark 2018 Coachella-headlining performance.
Stephen Wilkinson celebrates his tenth year on Warp with a masterful mix of pastoral reveries and surprising tangents.
The group's dual guitar attack reaches its full potential here, making them sound like a bantamweight Thin Lizzy with Joan Jett on vocals.
A reflective gem with a breezy West Coast soft pop feel and luminous arrangements.
The second volume from the duo's 2016 Village Vanguard run is perhaps even more enjoyable and intimate than their first.
A dense, adventurous album that touches upon every side of Bruce Hornsby's art.
Epic double album from masterful guitarist/composer chases various impulses but never loses its cohesive vision.
Unique and vivid performance of this Tudor mass, with separate choirs in the full- and reduced-scoring sections.
Another walk on life's darker side from the Hold Steady vocalist, full of songs short on cheer but long on honesty and compassion.
A set of unused songs spanning two decades, recorded quickly with mostly just acoustic guitar, and showcasing his songcraft at its most elemental.
The L.A. collective's second album is an impressive batch of soft rock songs that sound like they were excavated from a long-lost Laurel Canyon studio.
Bittersweet indie pop confections from a band co-led by Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin') and Ola Innset (Making Marks).
The lo-fi singer/songwriter creates a warmly intimate environment on an album of vulnerable and optimistic folk songs.
A powerful Passion setting, with unusual text interpolations, that is both specific to its place and time, and universal.
Elegantly textured, meditative set that reflects on the natural world, childhood summers spent along the Oregon coast, and life events since.
The Puget Sound metal trio's fifth studio effort feels both streamlined and expansive; it's their most multi-faceted and majestic outing to date.
At long last, the complete classic studio recordings of this influential British jazz-rock outfit have been compiled and remastered.
Mostly rare works for bassoon afford Luoma considerable opportunity for virtuosic display.
A collection of mostly forgotten Offenbach arias, revivified by delightful Belgian soprano Devos.
The Alabama-based singer/songwriter and producer pairs his trademark rural Americana with the classic countrypolitan sound.
A strong live performance of Berlioz's masterpiece, marking Rattle's return to London.
The drummer's longtime ensemble unflinchingly reflects on confronting self-crippling fear and obstacles with beauty and grace.
The band take on the blues and do it in typically bonkers fashion, adding vocoders, harp, and synths to the hearty boogie stew.
The veteran soul singer hits a sweet spot between gritty funk and quiet storm passion on this master class in modern soul.
From a consistent Copland champion, a recording of a rare and highly worthwhile early work by the composer.
Elegantly performed rediscoveries of superb forgotten chamber works.
The band's third album is a tight and tough look at modern romance with a slightly expanded musical presentation.
A period of emotional upheaval colors the Scottish indie rock trio's weary, but deeply satisfying fourth LP.
On this thoughtful, complex film score, Harvey makes the most of the chance to experiment as well as reinterpret an existing work.
The band's ambitious second album adds nuance and polish to their contemplation and outrage.
Rob Thomas switches collaborators for the first time in 20 years with this colorful, mature album.
A partly live recording of a compelling new chamber opera by Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy.
On their first studio album in five years, the guitar duo deliver a passionate program of new originals and an inspired Pink Floyd cover.
The duo dress their noir-ish Americana with bold colors on this startling, satisfying album.
The London trio complete their transformation into a bright and shiny modern pop group and do it with impressive skills and style.
On their first recording since Kannon, the power riff drone masters enlist Steve Albini in tearing light out of the blackness.
Fine performances that pair works by Debussy, Fauré, and Satie with a modern work.
Singles compilation from the period when this group was transitioning from scrappy beginnings to more mature songwriting.
An absolutely essential collection of singles, EP tracks, and unreleased gems by the willfully weird, always wonderful indie pop pioneers.
On its first studio recording in 15 years, the ensemble and friends declare that their creative ethos will be carried forward into a sixth decade.
With a host of situational changes in the rearview, the big band marry the sounds of their first three albums to hard rock and psych.
The amiable English chamber pop group offer a stately and subtle double LP of bittersweet self-exploration.
A fascination with Dungeons & Dragons sets the stage for another set of brilliant songs from John Darnielle.
The Arizona-based one-man garage band returns after a mild hiatus with another smashing record that splits the difference between the Who and Shoes.
A "back to the roots" Sixteen release that shows how the group has changed as well as stayed the same.